Financial Aid

Teach Grant Program

Eligibility

The Federal Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program provides funding for students who intend to teach in a public/private elementary or secondary school in high-need subject areas for at least four years at schools serving students from low-income families.

The following WIU majors qualify as 'High Need Fields' for Federal Teach Grant:

Undergraduate

Special Education

Science

Math

Foreign Language or Bilingual Education

Graduate

Reading Specialist

Special Education

Additional requirements include:

Full acceptance to Teacher Education Program (TEP)

3.25 cumulative GPA

Current year FAFSA filed

Benefits

If eligible, the TEACH Grant provides up to $4,000 per year in grant funds. TEACH Grant recipients who do not complete the teaching requirement within a specified time or fail to meet other program requirements must repay the grant as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan with interest charged from the date of each TEACH Grant disbursement.